World War II gave us not only the digital electronic computer, but also, thanks to radar and microwave technology, modern telecommunications.

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In modern times, we mistakenly use the the word in a very limited sense to refer to electronic, digital, or mechanical tools because our thinking about technology is not very innovative.

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Jennifer Lynch, a lawyer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group based in San Francisco that keeps a watch on how digital technology encroaches on civil freedoms, also questions the quality of the data.

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Launched in 2002, it was meant to revolutionise the way technology was used in the health service by paving the way for electronic records, digital scanning and integrated IT systems across hospitals and community care.

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